121 - BreakPoint Cashout: Remote Report Utility
The Cashout Utility operates exactly like the Cashout Operations that can be programmed internally to BreakPoint as cashier operations. However, the operations performed by the Cashout Utility are completely separate from the Cashout Operations programmed inside of BreakPoint such that the programming of one has no effect on the other.
The Cashout Utility can also perform report operations on cashier workstations that are actively transacting without any notification or intervention required. This means that any report can be taken from any BreakPoint workstation at any time, regardless of how busy the cashier may be at the time.
Setting Up the Cashout Utility
Installation of the Cashout Utility is automatically performed when you load the Utilities Diskette of the BreakPoint Professional Package. *This utility is not available with the BreakPoint Standaone version.
To use the BreakPoint Cashout Utility, either from another workstation on a local area network or from a remote computer, you must first locate to the BreakPoint directory. Once you have located to the BreakPoint directory, you may program the Cashout Utility by entering the command:
CASHOUT # C where # is any number between 1 and 99 inclusive.This command will load the Cashout Utility in the programming mode. The # symbol represents a numeric parameter between 1 and 99 and permits you to program up to 99 Cashout Utility operations.
Once you have entered the command, BreakPoint will present the System Flags program. Please note that the System Flags programming presented will affect ONLY the Cashout Utility that you have specified by the # symbol. It will NOT affect any System Flag programming that you have done within BreakPoint or within any other Cashout Utility that you have previously programmed under another number.
The System Flags which you wish to program include the following:
- SYSTEM FLAG 170 - Full Financials Printed on Chain1.
- SYSTEM FLAG 171 - Full Financials ASCIIed on Chain1.
- SYSTEM FLAG 172 - Full Financials Zeroed on Chain1.
- SYSTEM FLAG 173 - Cashier Printed on Chain1.
- SYSTEM FLAG 174 - Cashier ASCIIed on Chain1.
- SYSTEM FLAG 175 - Hourly Totals Printed on Chain1.
- SYSTEM FLAG 176 - Hourly Totals ASCIIed on Chain1.
- SYSTEM FLAG 177 - Hourly Totals Zeroed on Chain1.
- SYSTEM FLAG 178 - Full Clerk Printed on Chain1.
- SYSTEM FLAG 179 - Full Clerk ASCIIed on Chain1.
- SYSTEM FLAG 180 - Full Clerk Zeroed on Chain1.
- SYSTEM FLAG 181 - PLUs Printed on Chain1.
- SYSTEM FLAG 182 - PLUs ASCIIed on Chain1.
- SYSTEM FLAG 183 - PLUs Zeroed on Chain1.
- SYSTEM FLAG 207 - Perform CHAIN1 Report Operation with Cashout1.
Once you have set the desired System Flags, press ESC to save the flag settings and return to DOS.
Running the Cashout Utility
When you are ready to run the Cashout Utility, you must first locate to the BreakPoint directory you wish to use for reports. You must also ensure that you have previously programmed the Cashout number you wish to perform.
To execute the Cashout Utility, enter the following command:
CASHOUT # where # is a number between 1 and 99 inclusive.This command will cause the Cashout Utility to execute the report operations specified under the System Flag programming for the Cashout number indicated by the # symbol. The screen will present the Cashout Operation as it is executed and will return to DOS once it has completed.